Everything anyone has ever said about staying safe while interacting with the police is wrong. That citizens are told to comport themselves in complete obeisance just to avoid being beaten or shot by officers is itself bizarre -- an insane inversion...

'Pirate' sites Sci-Hub and LibGen have been ordered to pay millions of dollars in damages to Elsevier, one of the largest academic publishers. A New York District Court granted Elsevier's request for a default judgment of $15 million in damages. Sci-Hub's founder says that she can't pay the damages even if she wanted to, and for now, the "Pirate Bay for science" isn't going anywhere.

The “Traffic Shaping” Loophole and Why It Matters. By Sharon Goldberg.

Photos are full of information, from your location to phone model, and digital forensics can help extract it.

In a decision with an unexpected ending, the justice struck a blow against another law that treated men and women differently.

One might not agree with Sen Cruz on many things, but this is a well stated opinion.

A judge is refusing to dismiss a murder charge against an Alabama inmate who has been held in jail for a decade without a trial, ruling there is no evidence that the state purposely or negligently delayed the case. Kharon Davis was arrested in June 2007 in the shooting death of Pete Reaves in Dothan. He has been held without bail in the Houston County Jail since his arrest a decade ago, as the trial date got pushed back numerous times.

The challengers in Gill v. Whitford, No. 16-1161, say partisanship in redrawn districts can be measured.

The government may not deny trademark registration to disparaging terms, the Supreme Court ruled on Monday in an important statement on the meaning of the First Amendment’s protection of free speech. The decision was unanimous, but the justices were divided on the reasoning.

The Trial of the Sixteen (Polish: Proces szesnastu) was a staged trial of 16 leaders of the Polish Underground State held by the Soviet authorities in Moscow in 1945. All captives were kidnapped by the NKVD secret service under a false pretext, tortured, and accused of various forms of 'illegal activity' against the Red Army.[1]

A Democrat's bill to allow women to receive up to a 12-month supply of prescribed birth control has become law without Republican Gov. Paul LePage's signature. Most Maine insurance providers currently have a one-month or three-month limit. The law will go into effect this fall. Rep. Jay McCreight says her bill will help remove barriers to consistent access to hormonal contraceptive supplies and improve the health of babies and mothers.

Last July, Minnesota police officer Jeronimo Yanez pulled over Philando Castile’s car.

The European Court of Justice handed down a ruling against The Pirate Bay yesterday, one which could have implications far beyond the torrent site. Platforms such as Google and YouTube, which play an active role in the way content is presented, could be seriously affected, experts warn.

Christie’s is auctioning a rare 1692 deposition from the Salem witch trials that helped sentence an elderly widow to death. By Allison Meier.

A new report reveals the extent of the “justice gap” experienced by low-income Americans. By Debra Cassens Weiss.

Maybe it wasn’t a good idea to pick the guy who compared abortion to slavery? By Ian Millhiser.

Couples who divorce after only a brief marriage can no longer expect to have their assets split equally by default following an appeal court ruling. Energy trader Julie Sharp, 44, successfully challenged a ruling that her former husband was entitled to half of the fortune she built up during their four year marriage.

Sessions attempts to link medical marijuana protections to the opiate epidemic and violent crime.

From cussing McDonald's Minions to wrongful conviction, mishearing what is said can be funny but also very serious.